In the military area of Cecil Territory, Gao Wen is sitting in the office building of the Military Intelligence Bureau. This place where all the information of Cecil Territory is gathered is now temporarily serving as the command center for this military operation. Horse messengers and carrier pigeons were sent in a steady stream, allowing Gao Wen to grasp the situation ahead at any time.
Amber stood beside Gao Wen, reporting the information that had just been delivered to her: "The Kant defense line and the Baishuihe defense line are ready, just as you expected, that Hussman really boldly divided up the 50,000 troops in the north. The people went south along the Kingdom Avenue-Smashed Stone Ridge line, and in the west they followed the Baishui River and attacked the territory through Tanzan Town. According to their speed, Philip should fight the enemy first."
Gao Wen nodded without worrying at all: "Most of the heavy artillery is deployed in the north of Tanzania Town, where there are hundreds of 'Persuador' light rail guns, plus minefields and shooting bunkers, Philip's side is not a problem. big."
"50,000 people, are you really not worried at all?" Amber looked at Gao Wen in amazement, "Although I know you have a big heart, this number is too exaggerated... If these 50,000 people really want to rush forward I'm afraid even if there are artillery positions, it won't be able to stop it..."
"The problem is that it is impossible for them to swarm up." Gao Wen shook his head while adjusting the perspective of the satellite's overhead view in his mind, "The road at the junction of Windward Hill and Crushed Stone Ridge is bad, and there is no condition for charging or adjusting the army formation at all. And the 50,000 people Hussman called up... huh..."
Gao Wen couldn't help snorting, the expression on his face was quite disdainful: "I almost don't want to call it an army... The private soldiers of nobles in this era have almost no military accomplishment at all. They are more like undisciplined bandits than soldiers, and according to the general law of noble warfare, they do not have a unified command system, and each small unit is completely independent. Head-on bombing... As long as the giant cannon blasts, do you think it is possible for those 50,000 people to rush upwards in a group?"
"...Well, I have never seen a real battlefield anyway, and you are an expert in this area," Amber curled her lips, and then looked Gao Wen up and down, "But having said that, I'm still a little surprised that you didn't go to the front line Yes... Didn't you say that the rumored Gawain Cecil would often charge in person and sweep the battlefield? Why are you sitting in the back instead... "
Gao Wen casually threw aside the charcoal pencil that was marking on the map in his hand: "Did you forget that I died when I was in charge in my previous life?"
Amber: "…"
"Don't take it seriously, I said it casually," Gao Wen smiled, stood up and walked to the window unhurriedly, "There are two real reasons, first, in the new fighting style of the Cecil Corps, Generals with strong individual strength and charge will become less and less important. I don't need to charge ahead, I just need to ensure that there are excellent commanders on the front line. Second, I stay here... I am in case of possible visits' guest'."
As Gao Wen spoke, he looked into the distance through the crystal window of the office building of the Military Intelligence Bureau. His sight seemed to have crossed the vast wilderness and woodland in the northern region, and arrived at the windward hills and gravel ridges on the front line...
On the bad slope of Gravel Ridge, Ropeni Glen raised her head and looked at the increasingly scattered and noisy team ahead, with a cold and indifferent expression on her face.
The knights she brought guarded her, and the three mages and several priests in the territory were also nearby, and further outside, there were the retinues, militiamen and young men brought by the knights, as a just The viscounty land, which had recovered from the disaster ten years ago, did not have many people sent by Gulenling, but at this moment, there were thousands of people guarding the viscountess. These people occupied the entire "army" It's not too big or too small, but when the bagpipes are played, it's quite lively and looks high-spirited.
Because they had just had a rest not long ago, the entire "big army" seemed to be full of energy at the moment, and the messy soldiers in all directions looked beaming. This was the mood that was about to be able to plunder and earn "glory" was stirring them up. Ropeni Grande watched all this indifferently like an outsider. After passing another crossing, she poked her horse's head and approached a knight with beards: "Where are we?"
"Mistress, in a few miles we'll be out of the Crushed Stone Ridge," the knight said with a smile, "out of the Crushed Stone Ridge, and further ahead is the Windward Hill."
Luo Peini looked at the bearded knight and suddenly asked, "I still remember ten years ago...you were the guard of the castle."
The expression on the knight's face seemed to be stiff for a moment, but soon turned into a respectful expression: "It's an honor to serve you."
"Of course, this is your honor," Luo Peini showed a charming smile, her eyes swept around, and familiar faces fell into her eyes. The bridge guard, the sentinel, the captain of the archer... The faces changed in her field of vision. Slowly, their faces seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fire. The blazing fire could burn the gate of the castle. Her smile became brighter and brighter. That bright look hadn't appeared on her face for ten years, and it suddenly bloomed at this moment, almost making the people around her dazzled. "Today is a day full of glory."
"A day full of glory!" The knights, followers, and militiamen didn't know why, but since the lord said so, they immediately waved their arms and cheered loudly, "A day full of glory!"
Luo Peini took a deep breath, and at the end of her sight, a little smoke rose from the wild forest, which seemed to be a common forest fire in this season.
The Viscountes body shook slightly, and then supported her forehead: "I'm a little dizzy."
The knight immediately stepped forward to offer courtesy: "Mistress, do you need to stop? We can switch places with Viscount Panilla behind."
"No, you guys keep going forward, I'll leave some guards here to rest for a while," Luo Penny shook her head, then looked at the knight in front of her with a smile, "Don't fall behind the team and move forward quickly."
The knight accepted the order, or rather, he himself did not want to be left behind in this war that was destined to be victorious and plundered countless times, so he immediately turned his horse's head, leaving the hostess behind, and led the team himself. Keep going.
On the other hand, Ropeni Grant left the team with less than a hundred guards that she had selected, and came to a quiet place by the side of the road, quietly watching them move forward.
In the wild forest in the distance, a second stream of smoke rose.
Earl Hosman and his team walked out of the gravel ridge crossing. The narrow and difficult mountain road finally came to an end. In front of it was a place with the same bad road condition, full of gravel and potholes, but at least, this was An open field.
He couldn't help smiling after walking the mountain road long ago, and around him, the knights had begun to urge the soldiers forward, sorting out their formation on the open ground, and counting the number of people who fell behind. Other nobles' teams After walking to the open land, he was doing similar things, and this desolate place suddenly became lively.
Earl Hossman rode forward on horseback. He didn't want to condescend to do things that required shouting and losing his grace. As an earl, he had excellent military advisors, so many things were naturally served by military advisors and knights. .
A muffled muffled sound that seemed to come from far away reached the Earl's ears. Although the surroundings were quite noisy, the muffled sound still caught his attention. He looked curiously at the person who heard the sound. The direction is, is the third rain coming this spring? Thunder at this season is not a good sign.
Earl Hossman's thoughts diverged, and then he heard another strange sound from high in the sky, it was a sharp whistle-like sound, and the pitch became higher and sharper, just It was as if something in the sky was approaching.
Then, thunder struck the ground.
An unimaginably terrifying loud noise suddenly exploded on the plain. No one could see clearly what was falling beside them. With the torn human body and horse remains, Earl Hossman felt as if he had been hit by an invisible sledgehammer and flew into the air. Magic lights of various colors burst out from his gorgeous Earl's cloak, and the carefully treasured amulet Almost all the weapons were blown to pieces at this moment, and then he felt the terrible impact directly on himself, his internal organs trembled, his bones trembled, and they were torn apart during the tremors, getting more and more In Gao's vision, he saw more "thunders" exploding one after another in the open ground.
Continuous explosions came, as if hundreds of angry great magicians were swaying destructive magic in the sky, and the entire open area was almost instantly covered by flames, smoke, wreckage and the cries of dying people Arise, the knights howled loudly in fear and astonishment, out-of-control soldiers and horses rampaged on the hellish battlefield, the magicians tried in vain to support all kinds of protective spells, but their few and weak magic shields The entire battlefield is like a few sparks in the dark, small and fleeting. When the magic crystal shells weighing tens of kilograms burst, they can easily tear apart the defenses they had built up hastily. Affected, many mages who propped up the shield even died faster: the powerful magic impact destroyed their spellcasting environment, and it was impossible for human beings' fragile nervous system to control those violent energies under such circumstances. The seven orifices behind their shields bleed to death, their shields have not been extinguished, but their brains have been burned to ashes by their own mana.
In the explosion, Earl Hossman finally landed, or the part of him including the head finally landed. He couldn't feel where his hands and feet were, but he could feel his life was dying rapidly, and he could feel his life disappearing completely in his vision. Before it turned black, he saw a scorched and twisted metal fragment suddenly falling in front of his eyes, and a line of text could be vaguely seen on the metal fragment:
… This is our argument.